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• 'Blizzard' is classic quirky Keillor 

  "A CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD," by Garrison Keillor, Viking, 180 pages, $21.95 (f) If you're someone who likes homespun tales that are big on...

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 11/29/09 by Jessica Harrison Deseret News · More from publication

• Fantasy is reality for BYU professor 

  Some aspiring writers study Shakespeare. For others it's Jane Austen or Mark Twain. For Utah author Brandon Sanderson, inspiration came in the...

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 11/29/09 by Jessica Harrison Deseret News · More from publication

• 'Notes' a heartbreaking tale of child's spirit 

  "NOTES LEFT BEHIND," by Brooke and Keith Desserich, William Morrow, 272 pages, $19.99 (nf) No parent plans on burying a child. It's the most...

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 11/22/09 by Jessica Harrison Deseret News · More from publication

• A bright 'English American' 

  "THE ENGLISH AMERICAN," by Alison Larkin, Simon & Schuster, 352 pages, $15 (f, reprint) It's an age-old argument: nature vs. nurture. Are we...

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 11/22/09 by Jessica Harrison Deseret News · More from publication

• Utahn's tale makes 'Chicken Soup' 

  Stay positive. Be grateful. Have an attitude of gratitude. Those are the mantras to live by, says Dustin Godnick, a Taylorsville resident who...

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 11/22/09 by Jessica Harrison Deseret News · More from publication

• 'Rainwater' a quiet, character-driven story 

  "RAINWATER," by Sandra Brown, Simon & Schuster, 247 pages, $26 (f) Author Sandra Brown has the golden touch. She's been on the New York Times'...

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 11/15/09 by Jessica Harrison Deseret News · More from publication

• 'Yesterday' a heartfelt drama 

  "LEAVING YESTERDAY," by Kathryn Cushman, Bethany House, 352 pages, $13.99 (f) The Prodigal Son is one of the best-known parables from the Bible....

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 11/08/09 by Jessica Harrison Deseret News · More from publication

• Letters in 'Known' ring true 

  "IF I'D KNOWN THEN: Women in Their 20s and 30s Write Letters to Their Younger Selves," edited by Ellyn Spragins, DaCapo, 182 pages, $12.95 (nf)...

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 11/08/09 by Jessica Harrison Deseret News · More from publication

• New book makes a charming addition to the world of Pooh 

  "Return to the Hundred Acre Wood," by David Benedictus, illustrated by Mark Burgess, Dutton, 160 pages, $19.99 Whenever someone writes a sequel...

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 11/02/09 by Jessica Harrison Deseret News · More from publication

• Hunny, I'm back: 'Return' reunites Winnie-the-Pooh and friends 

  There's a rumor going round Hundred Acre Wood that Christopher Robin has returned. Some thought it would never happen, but after more than 80...

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 11/02/09 by Jessica Harrison Deseret News · More from publication